Technology

Sen. Heinrich Tours UbiQD, Touts Success Of Tech Transfer

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, left, speaking with UbiQD Founder/CEO Hunter McDaniel during his tour of UbiQD’s advanced materials and technology manufacturing facility Wednesday at 134 Eastgate Drive. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, second from left, with UbiQD Founder/CEO Hunter McDaniel speaks with scientists during his tour Wednesday at UbiQD. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:

  • Los Alamos-based UbiQD is expanding its local advanced materials and technology manufacturing facility to produce quantum
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New Mexico State Auditor Office Opens Applications For Small Local Public Body Assistance Program

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OSA News:

The New Mexico Office of the State Auditor (OSA) has announced that applications are now open for the small Local Public Body (sLPB) Assistance Program.

This initiative supports small entities statewide in navigating financial regulations and promoting transparency and fiscal responsibility.

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State Launches Request For Proposals For Science And Technology Startup Assistance 

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EDD News:

          • Proposals due Nov. 7, pre-proposal conference Oct. 25 

The New Mexico Economic Development Department’s (EDD) Office of Strategy, Science & Technology launched a Request for Proposals (RFP) for contractors to provide sector-specific business assistance in the department’s priority science and technology sectors.

The RFP, launched today, Oct. 15, 2024, and solicits proposals to establish five contracts with individuals or organizations to provide tailored business assistance and one-on-one direct hours of support for businesses in the sectors of advanced computing, Read More

State Celebrates 8th Annual National Digital Inclusion Week

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CONNECT NM News:

SANTA FE — Last Monday marked the beginning of Digital Inclusion Week, an annual weeklong recognition and celebration to draw attention to the importance of digital equity and inclusion in communities nationwide.

The observance is organized by the National Digital Inclusion Alliance and its more than 1,800 affiliates. The weeklong celebration raises awareness and promotes action for digital equity solutions. New Mexico and communities across the country are highlighting their efforts online and in person.

“Digital inclusion is crucial in the broadband world,” said Read More

Catch Of The Week: American Water Cyber Attack

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For The Los Alamos Daily Post

Utilities such as gas, water and electric are necessities it is easy to take for granted. Loss of service due to natural disasters, such as hurricanes, happen; but what would happen if a utility company suffered a cyber-attack?

Unfortunately, that is just what happened earlier this month to American Water, the largest publicly traded utilities company in America. American Water is a major supplier of water in the US, serving more than 14 million customers across 14 states and 18 military installations. The company employs about Read More

Los Alamos National Laboratory: Near-Earth Asteroid Data Helps Probe Possible Fifth Force Of The Universe

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Bennu and other nearby asteroids. Courtesy/NASA

LANL News:

  • Analysis uses Bennu trajectory in effort to extend the Standard Model of physics

In 2023, the NASA OSIRIS-REx mission returned a sample of dust and rocks collected on the near-Earth asteroid Bennu. In addition to the information about the universe gleaned from the sample itself, the data generated by OSIRIS-REx might also present an opportunity to probe new physics. As described in the journal Communications Physics, a Nature journal, an international research team led by Los Alamos National Laboratory used the asteroid’s tracking Read More

Heinrich Tours Upgraded Equipment At Carlsbad Police Department, Briefed On New Mobile Command Center

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich hears from Carlsbad Police Department how nearly $1 million he secured for a new Mobile Command Center and operational, upgraded radio and communications equipment will improve response times and emergency coordination. Courtesy photo

U.S. SENATE News:

CARLSBAD — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, took a tour with the Carlsbad Police Department to hear how nearly $1 million he secured for a forthcoming, new Mobile Command Center and operational, upgraded radio and communications equipment will improve response Read More

White House Approves New Mexico Cybersecurity Plan

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STATE News:

          • State’s goals for protecting water, wastewater systems get high marks

SANTA FE — A state plan for protecting critical water and wastewater systems from cyber-attacks has received high praise and approval from the White House.

The National Security Council, Environmental Protection Agency and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency asked all states to prepare an action plan to mitigate cybersecurity risks in water and wastewater systems. The plan was submitted by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in August and received approval in late September. The plan details Read More

National Museum Of Nuclear Science & History Honors STEM Contributions Of Native Americans

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Astronaut Nicole Aunapa Mann

NMNSH News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History will debut a temporary exhibit beginning Nov. 1, 2024, in honor of Native American Heritage Month.

The exhibit explores and recognizes the contributions, scientific achievements, and impact of Native American scientists and engineers.

The poster exhibition in the Museum’s Periodic Hall showcases individuals like astronaut and Presidential Medal Recipient Jerry High Eagle Elliott and Dr. Susan Laflesche Picotte, the first Native American woman to earn a medical degree, Native Read More

LANL Scientist Allison Aiken To Lead ARM Mobile Deployment And Atmospheric Research Campaign

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Allison Aiken will lead DUSTIEAIM interdisciplinary team. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

          • DUSTIEAIM will investigate desert-atmosphere interactions in Phoenix

Allison Aiken, a staff scientist in the Earth and Environmental Sciences division at Los Alamos National Laboratory, is the lead of a new Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility campaign called Desert-Urban SysTem IntegratEd AtmospherIc Monsoon, or DUSTIEAIM, in the Southwestern United States. This campaign will take place in Phoenix from April 2026 to September 2027, and will utilize an ARM mobile atmospheric Read More